20 Journal and Correspondence

July 21

prevail on all the recruits I can, to lend part of their money to the
state, this will be a good security against desertion, If money is bor-
rowed in this way. I suppose it will be necessary to put it into the
treasury to obtain certificates, which puts it out of our Power to use
it spedily in the recruiting way, your Excellency will direct what is
proper to be done, As we are extremely busy in the recruiting way
I shall not have it in my power to return a list of the Arms &c in a
short time, I have about one hundred arms well cleaned & shall have
the rest done as soon as I can; some old tents I shall have also re-
pair'd. I suppose the greatest dispatch is necessary in forming the
new Battalion & that the first men raised will be applied to that pur-
pose concerning which, I suppose you will give me orders.

July 21

[Jona Hudson Balt, to Gov Lee]

Dear Sir Inclosed you have a State of your Acc^t with me Re-
specting the Goods belonging to the French Gentⁿ who will take his
departure from this Continent in a few days & is very much distrest
for want of his money Capt. Key-Polt Informs me that he has orders
to pay this Batt^l from the Sales of some Articles belonging to the
State, but as they are all unsaleable there is but little Probability of
his raising any money from that Quarter, I therefore Request you
will please make provision for this Batt^l & If you can pay M^r Frank
Luke his Thousand Pounds when he Calls for it wc^h will be very
soon, & send the Ballance in money by the first Good opp^ty say
M^r Dorsey you will much Oblige

D^r The State of Maryland in Acco^t with Jon^a Hudson for Blankets
& Silk deliver'd Can* Keoort

1780

April 22^d To 470 Blankets a £

125 £58-750

May 20. To 2 Packets silk 2ⁿ.i2^oz

250 687.10. —

59.437.. 10—

To Balance p^r Contra

27 206.. 1 7...6

1780

C^r

May 6. By Cap^t Geo. P. Keports order on the

2000

Gov^r in fav^r of Rich^d Sprigg

July 12. By my Order on the Gov^r in fav^r of
W^m McBryde

25...230.. 12.. 6

By M^r Blake p^d him by the Gov^r

5000..—..

By Balance

27 206.. 17.. 6

Errors Except^d

59 437-10..—